Sabine Schmitz, Queen of the Nürburgring, Has Died at 51
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Re: Sabine Schmitz, Queen of the Nürburgring, Has Died at 51
#2Very sad.
Re: Sabine Schmitz, Queen of the Nürburgring, Has Died at 51
#3Very sad.
Indeed. RIP. :(
Re: Sabine Schmitz, Queen of the Nürburgring, Has Died at 51
#4Yeah, very sad - I was a little surprised that Top Gear didn't make a little more use of her over the years after that famous item; as an occasional guest presence she would have been a nice (and amusing) ego-deflating counterpoint to the very blokey, British energy.
Re: Sabine Schmitz, Queen of the Nürburgring, Has Died at 51
#5My recollection is that she beat Jeremy in a van and that is how I will remember it. Sorry Jeremy.
Re: Sabine Schmitz, Queen of the Nürburgring, Has Died at 51
#6Some people just capture the imagination and she was one. I'm not sure what it was about her. It wasn't just that she was a woman and a very fast driver, which are both abundantly true. She was a great ambassador for motorsport in general and almost a mythical, legendary presence at the Ring.
She apparently ran a bed and breakfast near the track with her husband after her hardcore professional racing career was over and by all accounts she was an absolute treasure to stay and socialize with if you were staying in the area.
RIP.
Re: Sabine Schmitz, Queen of the Nürburgring, Has Died at 51
#7Yeah, very sad - I was a little surprised that Top Gear didn't make a little more use of her over the years after that famous item; as an occasional guest presence she would have been a nice (and amusing) ego-deflating counterpoint to the very blokey, British energy.
She could have been a main presenter for sure.
Re: Sabine Schmitz, Queen of the Nürburgring, Has Died at 51
#8My recollection is that she beat Jeremy in a van and that is how I will remember it. Sorry Jeremy.
She may have been a handful of seconds slower but watching her pass expensive sports cars in a delivery van and yelling at the Ford GT pace car to "Go faster!" was priceless.
She had a sparkling, exuberant personality and the world is a richer place for her having been in it.
Re: Sabine Schmitz, Queen of the Nürburgring, Has Died at 51
#9Terribly sad news about a wonderful person. I am happy to see jalopnik on HN tho.
Re: Sabine Schmitz, Queen of the Nürburgring, Has Died at 51
#10Yeah, very sad - I was a little surprised that Top Gear didn't make a little more use of her over the years after that famous item; as an occasional guest presence she would have been a nice (and amusing) ego-deflating counterpoint to the very blokey, British energy.
She definitely appeared again at least once. I think it was the stunt they did with the double decker buses.